EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

EARTH SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Scientists who study the forces that make and shape Earth are called ____
A
chemists
B
biologists
C
ecologists
D
geologists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Geologists study the materials, processes, products, physical nature, and history of the Earth. Geomorphologists study Earth’s landforms and landscapes in relation to the geologic and climatic processes and human activities, which form them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Geologists are scientists who study a planet’s solid features, like soil, rocks, and minerals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geologists use a wide variety of methods to understand the Earth’s structure and evolution, including field work, rock description, geophysical techniques, chemical analysis, physical experiments, and numerical modelling.

Detailed explanation-4: -The NSF organizational taxonomy defines earth science as including the fields of “solid-earth” science (geology, geochemistry, and geophysics (plus continental hydrology.

Detailed explanation-5: -geology, the fields of study concerned with the solid Earth. Included are sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy, and stratigraphy.

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